Hugo Barrantes Ureña Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Hugo Barrantes Ureña
Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
Archdiocese:San José de Costa Rica
Appointed:13 July 2002
Term End:4 July 2013
Predecessor:Román Arrieta Villalobos
Successor:José Rafael Quirós Quirós
Previous Post:Bishop of Puntarenas (1998–2002)
Ordination:23 December 1961
Ordained By:Delfín Quesada Castro
Consecration:16 July 1998
Consecrated By:Román Arrieta Villalobos
Birth Date:1936 5, df=yes
Birth Place:San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Motto:Duc in Altum
Hugo Barrantes Ureña
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Hugo Barrantes Ureña (21 May 1936 – 28 September 2024) was a Costa Rican Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Puntarenas from 1998 to 2002 and the archbishop of San José de Costa Rica from 2002 to 2013.[1] Barrantes Ureña died on 28 September 2024, at the age of 88.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña † . Catholic Hierarchy . 30 September 2024.
  2. News: Arce . Sergio . Muere a los 88 años monseñor Hugo Barrantes, figura destacada de la Iglesia católica de Costa Rica . 30 September 2024 . El Observador . 28 September 2024.